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17 91探花 rowing alumni headed to Paris for 2024 Games
There may be no more rich tradition when it comes to Washington athletics than the Huskies鈥 Olympics rowing history. Dating back to 鈥淭he Boys in the Boat鈥 鈥 the 91探花 men鈥檚 crew that brought home a gold medal from the 1936 Berlin Games 鈥 Washington men and women have established a long track record of successes in the Olympics.
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Wildfires increasingly threaten oil and gas drill sites
More than 100,000 oil and gas wells across the western U.S. are in areas wildfires have burned in recent decades, according to a new study by researchers from the 91探花 and seven other institutions.
![Muscular dystrophy gene therapy researchers Jeffrey Chamberlain (left) and Hichem Tasfaout in their lab.](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/81/2024/07/19110031/Gene-therapy-Tasfaout-and-Chamberlain-tile.jpg)
New gene therapy for muscular dystrophy offers hope
A novel delivery system shows promise of not only arresting the decline of the muscles of those affected by the inherited genetic disease, but perhaps, in the future, repairing those muscles.
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Honors & Awards
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